![A 3-dimensional model heart An artery covered in green from plaque crosses over a 3-dimensional model heart shown in red](/sites/nihrecord/files/styles/thumbnail_small/public/2019/February-22/3D%20model%20of%20heart%20from%20woman%20with%20psoriasis%20-FINAL.jpg?itok=yuCv_K9i)
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3-D reconstructed model heart of a 63-year-old woman with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition that researchers have linked to heart disease. The vessel at right represents the left circumflex artery, which contains widespread levels of coronary plaque (green). February is American Heart Month.
Nehal Mehta, NHLBI